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Bhupender Yadav leads Indian delegation at COP15 summit on combating deser
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Abidjan [Cote D Ivoire], May 10 (ANI): The Indian delegation led by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has reached Abidjan, Cote D Ivoire to attend the Conference of Parties, 15th meeting of the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD COP15) from 9th to 20th May
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US envoy to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield terms Taliban's burqa imposition 'u
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 10 (ANI): Reacting to the Taliban's burqa imposition on Afghan women, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda, Thomas-Greenfield, said "what they did today is unconscionable."
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UN not part of mediation in Moldova, but always available: Guterres
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations supports the territorial integrity of Moldova, and though it is not part of mediation there, it is always ready to offer its good offices, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
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SC grants interim protection from arrest to 7 Myanmarese citizens who ente
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): In an interim relief, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Police not to arrest or conduct further enquiry until further orders with the seven Myanmarese citizens, who entered India illegally, to travel to New Delhi to seek protection from the United
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Putin's war against Ukraine placing global food security under severe stra
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): Group of Seven (G7) on Sunday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine which is placing global food security under severe strain.
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US envoy to UN postpones May 9 visit to Turkey: US Mission
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield has postponed her planned visit to Turkey, the US mission to the UN informs.
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UN calls for urgent seed, fertilizer aid for conflict-affected northern Et
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Addis Ababa [Ethipoia], May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Saturday called for the provision of seeds and fertilizers to farmers in conflict-affected northern Ethiopia ahead of the main rainy season.
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UN rights body urges transparent probe into Ethopia clashes
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Addis Ababa, May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday called on Ethiopian authorities to promptly initiate and conduct transparent investigations into recent inter-religious clashes in Ethiopia.
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Sri Lanka: UNICEF expresses concern over violence during protests
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 7 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) expressed its concern over reports of violence during protests involving children in Sri Lanka, amid the ongoing economic and political crisis in the country.
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Russia shares evidence of 'Ukraine Military's crimes' at informal Arria Fo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 7 (ANI): In an informal 'Arria Formula' with the members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Russian diplomats presented evidence of unlawful acts committed by the Ukrainian military and nationalist groups, claiming it hindered the process of evacuation of peopl
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Pakistan's Opposition accuses newly-appointed interior minister of having
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Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Pakistan Opposition's letter to the United Nations accusing newly-appointed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah of being "an ally of terrorist groups," may not come as a surprise to those at the world body looking at security issues and militancy management an
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Extreme hunger 'grips' Afghanistan, Taliban accountable: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): Afghanistan has been grappling with an acute food crisis, with over 22 million people, or more than half of the country's population suffering from severe hunger and the majority unable to anticipate when their next meal will arrive, according to the United
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